Disaster Response (Page 66)

Latest Posts

Dispatch from the front lines of the Sandy response in New York

Posted November 09, 2012 by Global Administrator

Lisa Landry is an experienced Canadian Red Cross disaster response volunteer from Nova Scotia who is currently in New York to support American Red Cross operations. She recently sent us this dispatch from her deployment which offers a glimpse of what...

Tech Talk: How communities are recovering from Sandy

Posted November 08, 2012 by Global Administrator

Communities affected by Hurricane Sandy are devising ingenious ways to help each other recover from the storm that has left thousands without power and struggling to return to their normal routines.  The New York tech community has come together...

An update on the effects of Sandy in the Caribbean

Posted November 06, 2012 by Global Administrator

Stephane Michaud from the Canadian Red Cross provides an update on the response to Hurricane Sandy in the Caribbean. The Red Cross continues to provide assistance to the most vulnerable Haitians who are struggling to recover from the affects of Hur...

Photo of the Day: Canadian Red Cross volunteers help U.S. Sandy response

Posted November 06, 2012 by Global Administrator

The 20 Canadian Red Cross volunteers who have been deployed to the United States in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy have been helping out with numerous tasks to support American Red Cross relief efforts, from distributing food to caring for peop...

An update from the American Red Cross DigiDOC

Posted November 03, 2012 by Global Administrator

Wendy Harman, Director of Social Media at the American Red Cross talks about how the Red Cross is using social media in their response following Hurricane Sandy. The Red Cross has tracked more than 1 million mentions of Sandy and are using its soci...

Red Cross Volunteers help bring relief to those affected by Sandy

Posted November 02, 2012 by Global Administrator

American Red Cross volunteers are working around the clock in support of relief efforts. As of yesterday, the American Red Cross had provided more than 30,000 overnight shelter stays and deployed more than 3,800 disaster workers and 240 response vehi...

Photo Blog: Cleaning up the Jersey Shore

Posted November 01, 2012 by Global Administrator

These photos are from Seaside Heights (the area where MTV's Jersey Shore is filmed) which suffered extensive damage from the storm. The Canadian Red Cross is now accepting funds at www.redcross.ca/sandyusa to support American Red C...

Photo of the Day: Dominican Red Cross provides local shelters with water

Posted November 01, 2012 by Global Administrator

Dominican Red Cross and IFRC rapid assessment teams visit a shelter in Santo Domingo to assess needs and deliver much needed water after Hurricane Sandy. Water tanks have been delivered to shelters by Dominican water and sanitation teams comprised of...

See your impact in action.

Sign up to receive impact updates from the Canadian Red Cross, inspirational stories from the field and be the first to hear about emergency relief efforts.

Sign up

The Canadian Red Cross takes your privacy seriously. We do not distribute or sell your email address to anyone. View our privacy policy.

About The Blog

The purpose of this blog, quite simply, is to talk. This blog is an opportunity for Red Cross staff, volunteers, supporters and friends to share stories about what is happening in your community and the important work you are doing. It is a tool that will help keep all of us connected.

Categories

Looking for something specific? Try filtering posts by selecting a topic from the list below:

Blog Archives